Actively Modifying a Field of View of an Autonomous Vehicle in view of Constraints
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Abstract
Methods and devices for actively modifying a field of view of an autonomous vehicle in view of constraints are disclosed. In one embodiment, an example method is disclosed that includes causing a sensor in an autonomous vehicle to sense information about an environment in a first field of view, where a portion of the environment is obscured in the first field of view. The example method further includes determining a desired field of view in which the portion of the environment is not obscured and, based on the desired field of view and a set of constraints for the vehicle, determining a second field of view in which the portion of the environment is less obscured than in the first field of view. The example method further includes modifying a position of the vehicle, thereby causing the sensor to sense information in the second field of view.
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21. A method comprising:
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causing a sensor in an autonomous vehicle to sense information about an environment in a first field of view, wherein a portion of the environment is obscured in the first field of view; determining a second field of view in which the portion of the environment is less obscured than in the first field of view; modifying the sensor'"'"'s field of view from the first field of view to the second field of view, wherein modifying the sensor'"'"'s field of view comprises modifying a position of the vehicle; and causing the sensor to sense information in the second field of view. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An autonomous vehicle comprising:
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a sensor; at least one processor; and data storage comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor to perform operations, wherein the operations comprise; causing the sensor to sense information about an environment in a first field of view, wherein a portion of the environment is obscured in the first field of view; determining a second field of view in which the portion of the environment is less obscured than in the first field of view; modifying the sensor'"'"'s field of view from the first field of view to the second field of view, wherein modifying the sensor'"'"'s field of view comprises modifying a position of the vehicle; and causing the sensor to sense information in the second field of view. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to perform operations, wherein the operations comprise:
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causing a sensor in an autonomous vehicle to sense information about an environment in a first field of view, wherein a portion of the environment is obscured in the first field of view; determining a second field of view in which the portion of the environment is less obscured than in the first field of view; modifying the sensor'"'"'s field of view from the first field of view to the second field of view, wherein modifying the sensor'"'"'s field of view comprises modifying a position of the vehicle; and causing the sensor to sense information in the second field of view. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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